1907 . 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
6o5 
TALKS WITH A LAWYEti. 
Discount on Cash Sale. 
I own a small farm in northern New York, 
Winter before last I had some maple timber 
cut and sawed into two-inch plank. The 
lumber was shipped here, and I sold it to a 
piano manufacturer. He agreed to give me 
my price, and would pay me the cash in 30 
days. At the expiration of 30 days I re¬ 
ceived a check for the amount of my bill, less 
2 per cent. The buyer now claims that that 
is the way he buys all his lumber, and sup¬ 
posed he was buying mine in the same way. 
At time of sale nothing was said about dis¬ 
count for cash, and I supposed I was to re-* 
ceive the full amount agreed upon. Must 
I submit to his interpretation of the trade, 
or can I bring suit and recover the bal¬ 
ance? a. h. p. 
Massachusetts. 
You can collect the full contract price, 
as nothing was stated as to discount, be¬ 
sides you gave him 30 days’ credit. Where 
these discounts are understood they are 
binding, but here it was cash at end of 
the time. We suggest that you return 
the check, demand the full price, which, 
if not paid, may be sued for. But re¬ 
member that suits are costly, and that 
the agent will swear to his recollection 
of the contract. Look to the liabilities 
of the firm also. 
Wife's Property Right. 
After a separation of 18 months between 
husband and wife, where there is real estate 
willed to the wife, has she a right to rent 
it without my consent? Even though rented, 
can I not gather a portion of what grows 
on it? Has she a right to sell the timber 
from it, or any of the outbuildings after I 
have moved away all of my personal prop¬ 
erty? What would be the course she would 
have to pursue to keep me away? h. s. f. 
New Jersey. 
If wife owns the real property she 
has absolute right to do what she wishes 
with it, its crops, rents and timber. Sep¬ 
aration or divorce will not affect wife’s 
rights in land. A husband, however, 
holds land subject to the dower rights of 
the wife, but wife may release dower by 
deed or forfeit it by divorce. A wife can 
claim support, but husband may choose the 
location of home. In this case she may 
decline support and repel husband from 
her place; he has no legal rights there. 
Her attitude is an ethical and social 
wrong, but not illegal. 
Recovery of Trespassing Bees. 
Can you give me any information in re¬ 
gard to swarmiug bees? My bees sometimes 
swarm in my neighbor’s yard. He objects 
to my getting them. Have I any right to go 
on his property, if he forbids me, to get the 
bees? Some say I have, and some say I 
have not. w. p. r. 
New Jersey. 
You are liable in trespass for going on 
the property of a neighbor, but he can 
recover only the extent of the injury, 
which is nominal. He has no right to 
assault you, however. We suggest that 
you offer to make good any damage 
caused. Call his attention to the benefits 
Steps to be taken. But for the purpose 
of getting the title clear on the records 
all the children of the mother, with their 
wives and husbands, should deed their in¬ 
terest to some one person. Verbal prom¬ 
ises, possession and payment of taxes 
will never give you a clear title. Write 
to the local authorities about the taxes 
before there are penalties added. It is 
lucky for you that your father has exe¬ 
cuted a deed to you, for he is entitled to 
a life interest in it, but now has signed 
it away. 
Favoritism in Road Work. 
In townships where the law is for farm¬ 
ers to work out road tax on public roads, A 
has small farm, and by reason of favoritism 
of those in authority is given work enough 
to liquidate his road tax and has a balance 
of $50 coming to him from township. B. 
has a large farm and heavy taxes, but, not 
holding same political views as road mas¬ 
ters and supervisors, is given no opportunity 
to work out his taxes. B. sent word to su¬ 
pervisors when they were short on teams for 
road work that his teams and men were ready 
to work out his tax. Request was com¬ 
pletely ignored, they sending for men and 
teams who had tax worked out already and 
money due them. Can tax be collected by 
law from B. under facts stated? If so, how 
and what redress has B. ? e. l. k . 
Pennsylvania. 
B. should send written request to high¬ 
way officials for a statement of number 
of days charged against him, offering to 
do same. If that fails, he should write 
to superviser and town clerk, keeping 
copies of letters, offering to work out the 
road tax. A petition by the neighbors 
with an appeal to fairness would be wiser 
than a resort to the courts. See town 
clerk, superviser or local attorney for 
road law. The money penalty imposed is 
for refusal to do the work, so offer to 
work it out; state that you are ready at 
all times to do the work, and keep copies 
of your letters. 
Roadside Privileges. 
A. owns 25 acres, also 10 acres; B. owns 
25 acres; both 25-acre lots extend across 
the road. Road belongs to the town. On 
the east side of the 25 acres does A. or B. 
have the grass? On the east of B.’s lot 
B. owns only enough for said road east of 
highway. Can A. compel B. to cut grass or 
weeds along A.’s 10-acre lot, or should A. 
cut it? One and one-half rod is all B. 
owns on each side of road. s. h. 
New York. 
Where a road is the boundary, each 
farmer owns to center of the roadway, 
and can gather grass, etc., that grows 
there, and must keep the weeds out under 
direction of the highway commissioner. 
The traveling public may use the road for 
travel, but not for pasture or even loung¬ 
ing. Here B. owns a narrow strip east of 
the center of the road; it is his property, 
and he may gather or pasture same. It 
appears that A. never owned to center of 
the roadway; therefore, A. cannot claim 
any interest in the strip. 
Killing Out Witch Grass. 
is the most important element in a fertilizer whose object is 
to increase the grain crop. 
It is wise to see to it that there is ample Potash in the 
fertilizer you use. 
Rather than risk an under-supply, mix Muriate or Sulphate of 
Potash liberally with your fertilizer before applying to the soil. 
We send free ®ur books on Profitable Farming. Books that should be in 
i the library of every farmer who is trying to get the biggest returns from his farm. 
V 
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Send us a postal card with your name and address, mentioning The Rural New-Yorker,_ and we will 
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Special Importers of BASIC SLAG. NITRATE OF SODA and POTASH SALTS. 
Sole United States Agents for Genuine Peruvian Guano, 
Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers. 
24 Stone Street, JNTew York City. 
Farmers Sit Up and Take Notice. 
Barrk, Vt., Sept. 1, '00 
THE ROGERS & HUBBARD CO. 
Middletown, Conn., 
Gentlemen Your letter 
of Aug. 27th. received, and 
in reply would say that you 
may rest assured of my ab¬ 
solute peace of mind, both 
in regard to the goods you 
send me and the courteous 
treatment I have invariably 
received from your office. 
I am getting such results 
from the Hubbard Fertili¬ 
zers that the farmers who 
died with their Grandfa¬ 
thers sit up and take notice. 
Very truly yours, 
A. W. ALLEN. 
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FOR BEST RESULTS 
At no time will you be more in need of a depend¬ 
able, enriching, never-failing fertilizer than during 
this cold, backward spring of planting. 
No other fertilizers enrich the soil and mature the 
crops like Hubbard’s. 
Send for 1907 Almcmae and prices. 
THE ROGERS & HUBBARD CO. 
Fertilizer Manufacturers 
Middletown - - Ccnn. 
The STODDARD IDEAL 
!■§ H. P. Gasoline Engine. 
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The IDEAL power for light farm work. Fitted 
with 4 inch or 6 inch friction clutch pulley for 
running hand separators. Futher information and 
prices given by request. Agents wanted. 
STODDARD MFG. CO., Rutland, Vt. 
done by the bees in pollination of blos¬ 
soms. Bear in mind that the bees are 
classed as wild animals, and_when away 
belong to the finder, like game. 
Securing a Clear Title. 
I live in Massachusetts. My mother, who 
lived in New York State, died two years ago 
last Christmas, leaving five other sons, one 
daughter, and one son, who is my half 
brother, besides my father, with whom she 
had not lived for 23 years, although they 
were never divorced. She owned a piece of 
real estate in last-named State. By a verbal 
agreement between myself and the other chil¬ 
dren, except the half brother and one of the 
brothers, who was absent, I was given pos¬ 
session of the property. In addition to this 
I secured a quit claim deed from my father. 
Does this make me legal owner of the prop¬ 
erty? And if so, why have I received no 
tax bill? Is it possible for an outside party 
voluntarily to pay the tax on said property 
and thereby gain possession? And if so, how 
many taxes would he have to pay? I have 
been told that this can be done in three years. 
If so, what is the proper thing for me to do 
to prevent his gaining possession, and to 
guard myself against further trouble of this 
kind? e. a. b. 
Massachusetts. 
As your mother left no will, each child 
owns a share in the land of deceased, and 
title vests in them instantly without any 
O. P. L., Kingston, N. H .—I have some 
land that is full of witch grass, and wish 
to know how to get rid of it. Will the 
farmers express their ideas through the col¬ 
umns of Tiie R. N. Y.? 
Ans. —This has been discussed several 
times. This grass extends from under¬ 
ground roots. It cannot be killed out 
until these roots are killed. Plowing 
them under and then harrowing the sur¬ 
face will not do it, as this keeps the roots 
covered so that they continue to sprout. 
They must be brought up to the surface 
and exposed to the sun and air. For this 
purpose some digging or tossing tool like 
a spring-tooth or Cutaway harrow is best. 
This will throw the roots out. The best 
time to do this work is during June and 
July, and the ground must be worked 
again and again. 
Diner: “Waiter, bring me a cutlet 
and also a big bone for my dog. I will 
pay extra for that.” Waiter: “Yes, sir.” 
Diner (when the cutlet arrived) : 
“Where is the bone for the dog?” 
Waiter: “In the cutlet, sir.”—Meggen- 
dorfer Blaetter. 
For the land’s sake use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers.—They enrich the earth.—Adv. 
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